What's the best way to protect your chickens from that fox electric fence around the

[mendiplogs]

Jon for a small pen with 12 birds just make pen sections so you can move to clean ground and make a net roof.

 

Hi MATE how large would you say for 6 birds and a cock the Mrs just told me thanks Jon

[headgroundsman]

It will depend if you want the birds to destroy the grass or not. If you can keep the rain off the area it will be clean and dry. The birds will like dusting themselves and you will not need a very big run or put a dusting area in a larger pen so you keep some grass. Dusting area can be made with a roof made from a couple of corrugated iron sheets on four legs with a bit of a slope.

[mendiplogs]

It will depend if you want the birds to destroy the grass or not. If you can keep the rain off the area it will be clean and dry. The birds will like dusting themselves and you will not need a very big run or put a dusting area in a larger pen so you keep some grass. Dusting area can be made with a roof made from a couple of corrugated iron sheets on four legs with a bit of a slope.

 

Hi mate now going 6 point of lay and 1 cock what size run will I need as the fox will pick them off if there lift to run around all over the place thanks Jon

[NFG]

Jon,

 

Move to France, foxes are almost extinct here because they are dealt with by La Chasse - no cuddly bunny brigade here.

 

Jan our elderly neighbour down the road lets her chickens roam loose & claims shes never lost one although I did see one narrowly missed by a car on the rue de la marie

 

Ive seen one live Fox & one dead one & thats it in several years & long may it continue.

 

 

N

[headgroundsman]

Hi mate now going 6 point of lay and 1 cock what size run will I need as the fox will pick them off if there lift to run around all over the place thanks Jon

1 Square metre per bird if covered run. 3 Square metres per bird in open topped run should be about right.

[mendiplogs]

Jon,

 

Move to France, foxes are almost extinct here because they are dealt with by La Chasse - no cuddly bunny brigade here.

 

Jan our elderly neighbour down the road lets her chickens roam loose & claims shes never lost one although I did see one narrowly missed by a car on the rue de la marie

 

Ive seen one live Fox & one dead one & thats it in several years & long may it continue.

 

 

N

 

Hi NFG WHAT THE weather like down there then raining is it thanks Jon 👍

[SteveA]

I pee for England over our chicken area. Haven't got an electric fence. We pop them into a chicken tractor every night.

Have seen quite a few foxes on our farm and they have left poo near the chicken area but not ventured past my pee zone, yet!

Cheers, Steve

[mendiplogs]

1 Square metre per bird if covered run. 3 Square metres per bird in open topped run should be about right.

 

Hi mate so if give them sorry 12mt x 12mt ok FOR 6 birds one cock what you thanks Jon

[headgroundsman]

Hi mate so if give them 50 SQMT FOR 6 birds one cock what you thanks Jon

That will be luxury accommodation

[mendiplogs]

That will be luxury accommodation

 

Hi mate sorry mate 12mt x 12 mt so 40ft x 40ft go to have live it nice to see running around they will come out when the dogs around thanks Jon